Gloucester Resources and Its Radical Implications for Indigenous Environmental Justice

Gloucester Resources and Its Radical Implications for Indigenous Environmental Justice

The decision by New South Wales Land and Environment court, Australia, rejecting the appeal by Gloucester ...
Under India’s New Intermediary Rules, Fundamental Rights Take Backstage

Under India’s New Intermediary Rules, Fundamental Rights Take Backstage

The Indian Government’s Information Technology Ministry had recently invited comments on proposed amendments to ...
Essex Summer School in Human Rights Research Methods: 1-5 July 2019

Essex Summer School in Human Rights Research Methods: 1-5 July 2019

The Essex Human Rights Centre will be offering its five day summer school in Human Rights Research Methods from 1- ...
Should Canadian Citizens Abroad have an Unfettered Right to Vote?

Should Canadian Citizens Abroad have an Unfettered Right to Vote?

Canadian citizens who have resided abroad for five years or more did not have the right to vote in a federal ...
Human Rights in Scotland

Human Rights in Scotland

On 10th December 2018 the First Minister’s Advisory Group on Human Rights Leadership set out its vision for the ...
Indian Supreme Court on Dance Bar Regulations: Victory for Bar Dancers?

Indian Supreme Court on Dance Bar Regulations: Victory for Bar Dancers?

A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India (‘SC’) recently relaxed the stringent conditions imposed by the ...
Workshop: The Impact of the Medical Profession on Abortion Laws in Transitional and Post-conflict Societies

Workshop: The Impact of the Medical Profession on Abortion Laws in Transitional and Post-conflict Societies

On Thursday 4th April 2019 from 09:15-17:30pm the Institute for Global Innovation and Birmingham Law School are ...
Successful Judicial Review of Benefits Payment in the UK

Successful Judicial Review of Benefits Payment in the UK

R (Johnson and others) and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2019] EWHC 23 (Admin) is an English High ...
“Social will” as important as political will for implementing human rights

“Social will” as important as political will for implementing human rights

What has been largely overlooked in the human rights theory and practice is what I would call the lack of “social ...
Madison v. Alabama: Chief Justice Roberts “Takes Back Control” of his Court

Madison v. Alabama: Chief Justice Roberts “Takes Back Control” of his Court

Last week, the US Supreme Court spared the life of Vernon Madison, at least temporarily, by remanding his case ...
Abidjan’s Roadmap for Free and Quality Public Education

Abidjan’s Roadmap for Free and Quality Public Education

I had to take three flights and it took me almost 24 hours to get to Abidjan, Ivory Coast, from Medellin, my ...
Lessons from Sir Henry Brooke: Making Rights Real (II)

Lessons from Sir Henry Brooke: Making Rights Real (II)

In my last post, I argued that the judgment in Gareth Lee v Ashers Bakery is the consequence of the failure to ...